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Minimum Legal Drinking Age Policy

March 1, 2009 | Issue Brief

Despite the federal incentive and state laws raising the drinking age to 21, underage drinking is prevalent in America. Underage drinking is attributed to an estimated 5,000 deaths and 2.6 million injuries and other harm annually.

DUI Policy Knowledge Asset

August 1, 2009 | Issue Brief

Driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) is a major contributor to traffic crashes and fatalities, with nearly 17,000 lives lost in the United States each year due to alcohol-related crashes. Over the last four decades the United States has joined the rest of the industrialized world in implementing a modern DUI enforcement system based on the well-established relationship of driving impairment to the level of alcohol in the blood.

Beverages Sold in Public Schools

August 14, 2012 | Issue Brief

Some Encouraging Progress, Additional Improvements are Needed

American Indian and Alaska Native Alcohol Policies

March 1, 2009 | Issue Brief

Alcohol remains one of the most pressing public health concerns in many American Indian and Alaska Native communities. As sovereign nations, American Indian and Alaska Native tribes have the ability to pass a wide range of laws to control alcohol, which may be an important component of more comprehensive prevention planning. This Knowledge Asset focuses on evidence about the potential impact of these policies.

Improving School Foods Through the Team Nutrition Program

November 1, 2011 | Issue Brief

Researcher's found that the USDA's Team Nutrition program has strong potential to help improve children?s eating habits

Advancing Public Health Practice and Policy Solutions

January 4, 2011 | Issue Brief

Under its Advancing Public Health Policy and Practice solicitation, RWJF funded 16 projects and the Center for Creative Leadership produced Knowledge Assets that synthesize the work and learnings from these projects.

Substance Abuse Treatment Benefits and Costs

May 1, 2007 | Issue Brief

The approximately $18 billion spent annually on drug and alcohol treatments is funded primarily by public money, and studies to address the cost effectiveness of these treatments are burgeoning.

Cigarette Taxes and Kids

April 1, 2001 | Issue Brief

A look back at this pioneering collaborative effort of the Foundation, the American Medical Association (AMA) and statewide coalitions

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